Do comics have a social obligation to teach values to children?

They did when they were the primary media being consumed by children. Nowadays, no, as most comics audiences skew more adult (who hopefully have fully-formed value systems by now).

No, media and art doesn't have an obligation to do anything really. Even if it's for kids, it's up to the people rearing these children to supply these values, no one else.

>>77619853
They cannot teach actual values.
Any attempt to do so would just be a gigantic strawman, as you can make the consequences of any action anything.

Hey I saw this on reddit this morning!

Comics haven't been for children since the late 70s

>>77620089
>it's up to the people rearing these children to supply these values, no one else.

Ultimately this, books and TV aren't supposed to raise your kids for you. Talk to them.

No comics from a private company have a social obligation.

>people calling OP image sjw nonsense in 3...2..

>>77619938
this is probably the best explanation.

Comics are no longer what they were, and things like cartoons, and now video games, are taking their place as things that children are consuming and to some small degree basing their actions upon.

>>77619853
Gee Supes, are satanists and communists also under that umbrella?

>>77619853
>social obligation

undefinable.
/thread.

>>77619853
no. your parents do that
but media should make you think about shit

>>77619853
no

Are there any sucessful/popular childrens cartoons that actively promote shit behavior?
Maybe something like Invader Zim, but it was always very obvious that it was making fun of those actions

>>77624334
In a roundabout way, things like AD do, because characters suffer no consequences for the bad shit they do. Same with Zombie Simpsons

>>77619853
>if YOU hear anybody talk against a schoolmate or anyone else because of his religion, race of national origin - don't wait: tell him THAT KIND OF TALK IS UN-AMERICAN

I'll just leave this here.
http://www.npiamerica.org/research/category/what-the-founders-really-thought-about-race

>>77624334

Spongebob? Maybe it doesn't actively promote it, but it sure as hell doesn't teach any morals.

>>77624575
What? Spongebob is one of the most moral characters ever
Episodes about the dangers of cheating, of procrastinating, of lying, of cursing and way more

heathcliff had good morals in the cartoon

>>77624552
the founders were literally not americans.
Most of them were british for fuck sake. We have the obligation to be better than them. Who cares what some bumpkin from centuries ago thought

>>77620459

And of course the founders wanted us to deify them and follow their every word.

>>77620459
>>77620459

wouldn't that apply to all of media?

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>>77624334
The Legend of Korra.